“In 2006, my wife and I were in a very serious accident. I had a broken neck. My wife had five fractures of her pelvis. Due to the seriousness of our injuries, my wife recommended we call Michael Ciaccio as she felt he would be the best attorney to handle our case. The accident was in Prescott Valley and when we returned to Tucson, Michael Ciaccio and his paralegal, Sandy were immediately at our side in the hospitals here. While we were in the hospitals and rehab centers, they were in touch with us daily and helped us handle the gathering of the necessary information to litigate the lawsuit. The litigation was lengthy and complicated and handled by them in a very professional manner. I cannot say enough good things about them. Their experience and knowledge allowed us to receive the maximum settlement we deserved. We believe he is the best personal injury attorney in Tucson and his staff supports not only him, but in every way, provides the client with the highest level of care and understanding.“
- Donal Cook

“After my motorcycle accident, a friend recommended I talk with Mr. David Dwyer. Dave was a tremendous help getting me through the nightmare of not only dealing with ‘their’ insurance company but my own Health Care insurance as well…”
– Ronald Kolb

Car accidents are a fact of life. They happen every day in Arizona, in fact, our state’s Department of Transportation has reported that in the past several of years, an average of 140,000 accidents have occurred annually on Arizona roads.

ADOT’s most recent statistics are from 2006:
(http://www.azdot.gov/mvd/statistics/crash/)

There were 140,917 reported crashes
• Approximately 3.55 persons were killed each day.
• One person was killed every 6.76 hours.
• There were 187.75 persons injured every day.
• One person was injured every 7.67 minutes.
• Drinking drivers were involved in 5.49% of all crashes.
• Drinking drivers were involved in 23.73% of all fatal crashes.
• Over 78.90% of all drinking drivers involved in crashes were males.
• Rural crashes accounted for 17.33% of all crashes and 53.70% of all fatal crashes.
• Urban crashes accounted for 82.67% of all crashes and 46.30% of all fatal crashes.
• Crashes which occurred during daylight hours (6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) accounted for 71.9% of all crashes.
• Motor vehicle crashes resulted in $3.67 billion in economic losses to Arizona.
• Children age 14 and younger accounted for 56 fatalities and 5,638 injuries in motor vehicle crashes.

If you’ve been in a car accident and are looking for information about how to assess your rights and responsibilities and where to go for help, you’ve come to the right spot. Contact us by calling 520.888.3135 or visiting our site